New Vokey Wedge for Daisuke Maruyama
May 8th, 2007
Here’s a shot of the Spin Milled TVD 60° I made up for Daisuke Maruyama this week. He was playing a standard Vokey Design 260.08 pretty much all season, but saw another player’s TVD model and asked if he could try one last week at the Wachovia Championship. Unfortunately, I only had a few 60° heads on hand and had already used them to build wedges for Brad Faxon, Zach Johnson and another player. Instead, I made him up a 58° TVD and bent it to 59°. I made him his 60° and left it in his locker as soon as I got the new heads in on Monday. I just saw him on the range and he said he loves it. There’s not a lot of switching of wedges this week and I think a lot of it has to do with the course conditions being very similar to what the players saw at Quail Hollow last week.
– Bob Vokey
Daisuke’s new Vokey Design TVD 60°.
Daisuke on the range at TPC Sawgrass.
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What is the preferred bounce of the Titleist equipment professionals for their 54° and 60° Spin Milled wedges? And, why are they selecting those bounce choices?
There’s really no such thing as a Tour-preferred bounce — players have very individual preferences with regard to their wedges. If you’d like to learn more about Titleist’s methodology for fitting players into wedges, click here.
What are some of the other popular grinds that the Tour guys use? Do the TVD wedges come in other grinds or just the M grind? How would a person determine which grind would be best for them? Last but not least, PLEASE bring these to golf shops.
Voke works with each of the players that use Vokey Design wedges on Tour to determine the proper setup for their wedges. As such, there are numerous grinds and variations on those grinds on Tour. And although custom grinding of wedges is not a consumer option for Vokey Design wedges, we recommend consulting with an Authorized Titleist FittingWorks Partner to determine the proper setup for your wedges.
A very good looking wedge. The TVD has a very good shape.
Those TVD Wedges look great! There has been a lot of speculation on various golf forums as to whether these wedges will ever make it into golf shops. Can you confirm or deny?
Great idea to do the blog by the way! I’m a faithful reader!!!
As we commented here, many of the prototype wedges and wedge grinds developed for performance-validation testing on Tour never reach the golf shops. The ideas behind these products do, however, help shape our in-line offerings. The Vokey Design 200 Series and Vokey Design Spin Milled are both fantastic wedges.
Great looking wedge and thanks for sharing. Can you explain the grind on this one and what it is intended to assist with as it relates to the course conditions?
Daisuke’s Spin Milled TVD features the M grind, which is Voke’s “Most Favorite” grind due to its complexity and versatility. If you look at the image above, you’ll notice that this grind features heel, toe, and trailing edge relief. This allows the player to hit shots using a variety of face angles and from a variety of turf conditions.
About stamping:
Check out a website like bombsquadgolf.com or something of the sort for more info. Many people have figured out easy ways to stamp and paintfill.
The TVD wedge looks great. Will it be available to the public?
When are the TVD wedges going to be in golf shops?
I am just wondering if there is a way for Titleist consumers to get their wedges stamped with their initials much like the Scotty Cameron Custom Shop does for putters. I think it would be a really cool option and am curious to find out how it would be done.
Thanks!
This service is currently not available for consumers. We’re constantly evaluating new product and service offerings, however, in an effort to enhance the consumer experience with Titleist products. Please be sure to check Titleist.com often for the latest updates.